I want my money back. This pig isn't going to fly, and even if it does, this type of warfare is dead. Future wars will be fought with pilotless (and maybe even autonomous) vehicles. Cyber warfare will also be much more devastating than whatever damage this overpriced toy can produce. We should dock the pay of every congress critter who voted for it until it's paid back in full.
RIP, Mr. Papert. My first interaction with a computer was giving directions to a triangular "turtle" on an Apple ][ back in the early 80s. It created a love of computers and launched a very rewarding career.
Shaming these morons isn't going to help. They won't stop until they either kill themselves or somebody else. I've given up counting the number of people I see dicking with their phones while they drive - even cops.
Autonomous cars can't get here soon enough. Human beings just aren't smart enough to be driving.
I'm very surprised there hasn't been a movie yet (that I'm aware of) featuring an autonomous vehicle being hijacked remotely to do some dastardly deed.
Great point, and it's exactly what I'm seeing now. I've currently transitioned to more of a devops role with 3 large projects on my plate, but I'm still dragged into discussions around large sections of the code. It's been very hard to push some of our teams to take full responsibility for their areas of the code.
I've become the "goto" guy for a lot of stuff simply by being curious. I've had a significant hand in every single piece of our application and know it better than anybody else on the team. I volunteer for things that scare the shit out of most of our developers.
All it takes is, "Huh. This is broken. I wonder how it works?" to become Mr. Indispensable.
I don't want to be able to time lights. I want traffic lights to go away. I want cars that can either drive themselves and time their interactions with other cars or assist the driver with maneuvering between cars at an intersection. If I have to slow down, that means that everybody behind me has to slow down. No thank you.
I hate spending my days in traffic and waiting at lights (ESPECIALLY when there's nobody coming from the side with a green light!). This is 2014. Let's make our cars smarter because humans sure as hell aren't getting any smarter.
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Now your IT department will be trying to fleece the faculty and students with scam phone calls about how their computers are infected with viruses.
Bravo, nitwits.
It's still a turd of an operating system.
The only reason they can show higher adoption numbers is because they FORCED it on people.
Microsoft is such a rudderless ship. New leadership isn't helping. Open source all of your tools and give the money back to the shareholders.
I want my money back. This pig isn't going to fly, and even if it does, this type of warfare is dead. Future wars will be fought with pilotless (and maybe even autonomous) vehicles. Cyber warfare will also be much more devastating than whatever damage this overpriced toy can produce. We should dock the pay of every congress critter who voted for it until it's paid back in full.
Looks like we have another SCO on our hands.
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RIP, Mr. Papert. My first interaction with a computer was giving directions to a triangular "turtle" on an Apple ][ back in the early 80s. It created a love of computers and launched a very rewarding career.
Open your wallet, citizen.
Shut the fuck up and give us your money.
Little difference these days between the mob and government.
I see that Windows is still the lead paint of operating systems.
No thanks.
and get the hell off Facebook. Yea, I know.. says the guy on Slashdot. Shut up. At least there are no pictures of my children here.
Shaming these morons isn't going to help. They won't stop until they either kill themselves or somebody else. I've given up counting the number of people I see dicking with their phones while they drive - even cops.
Autonomous cars can't get here soon enough. Human beings just aren't smart enough to be driving.
Right. It's the difference between "Let's eat, grandma" and "Let's eat grandma"
I'm very surprised there hasn't been a movie yet (that I'm aware of) featuring an autonomous vehicle being hijacked remotely to do some dastardly deed.
Maximum Overdrive?
"Referrer Madness" become required viewing in the schools?
Because it's got what plants crave.
Great point, and it's exactly what I'm seeing now. I've currently transitioned to more of a devops role with 3 large projects on my plate, but I'm still dragged into discussions around large sections of the code. It's been very hard to push some of our teams to take full responsibility for their areas of the code.
I've become the "goto" guy for a lot of stuff simply by being curious. I've had a significant hand in every single piece of our application and know it better than anybody else on the team. I volunteer for things that scare the shit out of most of our developers. All it takes is, "Huh. This is broken. I wonder how it works?" to become Mr. Indispensable.
I don't want to be able to time lights. I want traffic lights to go away. I want cars that can either drive themselves and time their interactions with other cars or assist the driver with maneuvering between cars at an intersection. If I have to slow down, that means that everybody behind me has to slow down. No thank you. I hate spending my days in traffic and waiting at lights (ESPECIALLY when there's nobody coming from the side with a green light!). This is 2014. Let's make our cars smarter because humans sure as hell aren't getting any smarter.
They're retarded and have no fucking clue about technology.
Now if only we could get the kids taken away from dumbass parents who won't properly care for them.
Run. Fast. This company is doomed without basic software engineering discipline.
We still need ditch diggers and service workers.